Who should notify?

The applicable legal regime reporting obligations for both individuals and organisations who, in the exercise of their functions, become aware of events that have occurred.

In particular, the applicable legal regime concerns the following persons:

• The commander of an aircraft;
• The commander of a private aircraft registered in a Member State;
• The operator of an unmanned aircraft; 
• Persons engaged in the design, manufacture, continuing airworthiness control, maintenance or modification of an aircraft, or any equipment or part thereof;
• Persons signing an airworthiness review certificate, or a certificate of release to service in respect of an aircraft, or any equipment or part thereof; 
• Staff of an air traffic service provider;
• Persons performing a function related to the security management of an airport;
• Staff in the service of organisations engaged in firefighting and search and rescue activities.

Reporting persons shall notify the organisation of which they are a member using the channels and formats set out in the organisation’s mandatory reporting system within 72 hours of becoming aware of the occurrence. If they do not belong to any organisation, they must also notify AESA directly within 72 hours.

Similarly, once organisations become aware of a reportable event through their internal reporting system, they must report that event to AESA within 72 hours. 

Persons not required to notify may make a voluntary notification when they perceive that the facts may pose an actual or potential danger to aviation safety. There is no defined deadline for carrying out the notification in this case.

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